Man to walk London Marathon backwards in support of Ukrainians

Runner to complete London Marathon backwards in support of Ukrainians affected by war

The project manager has already beaten his fundraising target and hopes the "quirky" and "eye-catching" idea will help to publicise his cause, with funds being donated to the Red Cross.

Man to walk London Marathon backwards to support Ukraine

'Most Ukrainians will know someone who has been killed during the war and it’s really horrible what they are going through, so they still need to be supported and not forgotten about. I am kind of looking over my shoulder for Ukraine'

Briton will walk London Marathon backwards in support of Ukraine

Tom Harrison has previously crawled the iconic marathon dressed up as a gorilla. Now he wants to go it backwards.

Man to walk London Marathon backwards in support of Ukrainians

A father who previously crawled the London Marathon dressed as a gorilla is to walk the famous event backwards this year as a means of “looking over my shoulder for Ukraine”.

Man to walk London Marathon backwards in support of Ukrainians

The London Marathon takes place on April 23 this year.

MP to run his fifth London Marathon in support of Southend RNLI

Sir James Duddridge KCMG, Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East, is to run his fifth London Marathon in